White Mountain (California)

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White Mountain
White Mountain from trail, June 2004
Elevation	14,252 feet (4,344 metres)
Location	California, USA
Range	White Mountains
Prominence	7,196 ft (2,193 m)[1]
Coordinates	37°38′04″N, 118°15′17″W
Topo map	USGS White Mountain Peak
Type	Sedimentary rock
Easiest route	Road hike

White Mountain, or White Mountain Peak, is the highest peak of the White Mountains of the US state of California. It is also the highest peak in Mono County and the third highest peak in the state, after Mount Whitney and Mount Williamson. It is the fourteenth most topographically prominent peak in the contiguous United States.^[1]

The University of California has high altitude research stations on the flank (Barcroft Station) and on the summit of White Mountain. These stations study the effects of altitude on animal physiology.

Each year the White Mountain Research Station opens the locked gate that leads to Barcroft Station, allowing hikers an easier route to the summit. The normal round trip hike is about 14 miles (22.5 km) round trip with less than 3,000 feet (915 m) of gain; the open gate shaves about 4 miles (6.4 km) and 500 feet (152 m) of gain off the round trip.

[edit] References

1. ^ ^{a b} High-prominence US peaks on peaklist.org

[edit] External links

• White Mountain on TierraWiki.org
• White Mountain Peak on Summitpost.org
• White Mountain at Peakbagger.com
• UC White Mountain Research Station
• Computer generated summit panoramas North South index
• Trip report Includes pictures shot during a thunderstorm, with the peak covered in graupel
• White Mountain Peak hike. July 2005 trip report with photos and distance calculations.

• Maps and aerial photos
  • WikiSatellite view at WikiMapia
  • Topographic map from TopoZone
  • Aerial image from TerraServer-USA
  • Surrounding area map from Google Maps
  • Location in the United States from the Census Bureau